Estill County 76 Golden Court Irvine, KY 40336-6917 (606) 723-4557 Fax: (606) 723-5912 http://extension.ca.uky.edu

Camp Classes and Other Duties: The following classes/activities will be offered at 4-H Camp

this summer. Please list your top five (5) choices of classes you would like to help with. Remember,

the earlier you return your application, the more likely you will get your top choices! Also, remember

we do our best to have an instructor and an additional adult as well as a teen at most classes. Each

class will at least include a teen helper.

When & Where: Tuesday, May 26—Friday, May 29 at J.M. Feltner 4-H Camp in London, KY. We will need adult leaders to meet no later than 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Meeting location will be determined at a later date. We will return around 12:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon.

Adult Leader Orientation: Adult Leaders must attend Adult and Camper Orientation. Date and time TBA.

Lodging & Meals: All meals, lodging, transportation, use of equipment at camp, a camp t-shirt are provided. All campers will stay in cabins with 10-20 other youth and at least one adult and one teen leader.

Camper Orientation: To be announced later. Adult leaders are required to attend to meet the campers in their cabin.

Head Lice Checks: All campers, adult leaders and counselors are required to have a head lice check done before camp. More details will be given at Camper Orientation. No one is permitted to board the bus without a signed head lice check form. This policy is statewide and helps prevent the spread of head lice at camp. Thank you for your cooperation.

Advanced Swimming Archery** Basketball

Beginning Swimming Bicycle Camp Crafts

Canoeing Cool Foods Fishing

High Ropes** Low Ropes** Photography

Rocketry Riflery** Scrapbooking

Carpet Ball Survival Skills Gaga Ball

Talent Volleyball _____ Recreation

Nature

______ Mini Golf

The University of Kentucky 4-H Camping Program No Nit Policy What does this mean? A child will not be per mitted to attend 4-H camp if it has been determined through a head check that the child has head lice or nits on the scalp. This head check must take place within a 72 hour period of time preceding boarding the bus for camp. It is the County Extension Agent’s responsibility to inform parents of the No Nit Policy and the proper procedure for getting a head check for lice for their child prior to camp. Why does the camping program have a No Nit Policy? The No Nit Policy encourages each family and county to do its par t at home with routine screening, early detection, accurate identification and thorough removal of lice and nits. Early intervention provides the needed assurance for parents, agents and campers that everything possible is being done to prevent a head lice outbreak at camp among children where close contact is inevitable. What are head lice? Head lice are small parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Head lice (pediculus capitis) is very common in preschool and elementary-age children. Head lice derive nutrients by biting and eating blood several times each day, and cannot survive for more than a day or so at room temperature without ready access to a blood meal. There are three forms of lice: Nits - they are head lice eggs that are attached to the hair shaft. They are difficult to see and are white or yellow. They can be mistaken for dandruff. Nits take about 1 week to hatch. Nymph - the nymph is a baby louse and it is much smaller than an adult louse. The nymph state lasts about 7 days. Adult - the adult louse is tan to grayish-white and has 6 legs. It is the size of a sesame seed. An adult louse can live 30 days on a person’s head.

How You Get Head Lice:

By physical contact with a person that has head lice (head to head, sharing hats, clothing, combs, brushes or towels. Head lice do not jump from one person to another.

By lying on a bed, couch, pillow, carpet, or stuffed animal that has been used by an infested person. The Symptoms of Head Lice Infestation:

Itching Tickling feeling of something moving in the hair. Sores can develop from scratching the scalp.

The louse’s saliva and feces may sensitize people to their bites, thereby exacerbating the irritation and increasing the chance of secondary infection from excessive scratching.

How Head Lice Infestation Is Diagnosed:

Observation of nits, nymphs, or adult lice on the head of an individual.

If nits are observed 1/4 inch from the scalp, the infestation is probably an old one and does not need treating.

How To Treat Head Lice:

The drug of choice is permethrin 1% (e.g., Nix)

Pyrethrin (Rid) is used if there appears to be a treatment failure with permethrin. How To Prevent Infestation of Head Lice:

Do not share hats, combs or brushes.

Avoid head to head contact with infected people.

Do not lie on a bed, couch, pillow, carpet, or stuffed animal of an infested person. Clarification of Head Lice Myths:

Head lice are not known to transmit infectious agents from person to person.

Shaving the head bald or cutting the hair short does not prevent head lice.

Hair soaps, bleaches and dyes do not eliminate head lice.

Pets do not give people head lice.

You can not suffocate the head lice with oils or gels.

Heat from a hair dryer will not kill head lice.

Do not apply any application (i.e. mayonnaise, Vaseline, olive oil, etc.) to the head to repel lice. It will not work.

Do not apply caustic agents (gasoline, kerosene, etc.) to the head to kill lice. They may be harmful to your health. I, ___________________________________, have reviewed the information on head lice and I understand that if the camp EMT finds evidence of lice I will be required to immediately leave camp.

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